Here's my problem with the dizzying array of programs available online: there are no longer enough hours in the day to figure out which one might best meet your needs for a given purpose, forget actually mastering that program once you find it. Take calendars, for example. My sister said Plaxo was the way to go, so I actually paid a few dollars (no, nO, NO, NO NO!)to have access to bells and whistles (see, that's another problem - who has time for trials that will require you to re-enter information later, or worse, morph into an actual subscription at some point, renewing into perpetuity?) and then along comes Google, offering the very features I'm interested in (layering of personal & work calendars)for no bucks, and possibly friendlier to boot. But who knows? Not me. Pragmatically, you decide you're going to have to accept someone esle's judgment of what's "best". But whose? What my son, the geek, judges 'best', may not be my idea of best at all, since his baseline knowledge of this stuff is so far beyond mine. If we were talking just calendars, this might be manageable, but I am in the same quandry with Photo Sharing Programs, Photo Editing Programs, Blog Design Programs - well, you name it. Everything that is Web 2.0.
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Yes, but it's not as bad as shopping for a car!
I've noticed the same thing... What usually decides it for me is what my friends or family are using. If the majority are on flickr, for instance, instead of one of the other photo sites, then that's where I'll go. Remember, community is the name of the game. :-)
It's so true. There's just not enough time to evaluate all these things and then by the time you settle your choice is obsolete.
I use A L' s method too.
I am a google-addict. I use gmail, google calendar, google reader, etc.
I have the same problem, but usually just go with google or whatever my husband is already using (usually google).
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